diff --git a/rules-tests/Php72/Rector/FuncCall/ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector/Fixture/multiple_parse_str_usage.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php72/Rector/FuncCall/ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector/Fixture/multiple_parse_str_usage.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..529eff703c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php72/Rector/FuncCall/ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector/Fixture/multiple_parse_str_usage.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php72\Rector\FuncCall\ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector\Fixture;
+
+class MultipleParseStrUsage
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $query = 'bla';
+        parse_str($query);
+        $data = get_defined_vars();
+
+        $query2 = 'bla2';
+        parse_str($query2);
+        $data2 = get_defined_vars();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php72\Rector\FuncCall\ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector\Fixture;
+
+class MultipleParseStrUsage
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $query = 'bla';
+        parse_str($query, $result);
+        $data = $result;
+
+        $query2 = 'bla2';
+        parse_str($query2, $result);
+        $data2 = $result;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/Php72/Rector/FuncCall/ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector.php b/rules/Php72/Rector/FuncCall/ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector.php
index 4f66b986a26..90e7ac89064 100644
--- a/rules/Php72/Rector/FuncCall/ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector.php
+++ b/rules/Php72/Rector/FuncCall/ParseStrWithResultArgumentRector.php
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
+use Rector\Core\Contract\PhpParser\Node\StmtsAwareInterface;
 use Rector\Core\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\Core\ValueObject\PhpVersionFeature;
-use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\Node\AttributeKey;
 use Rector\VersionBonding\Contract\MinPhpVersionInterface;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
@@ -53,47 +54,83 @@ public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
      */
     public function getNodeTypes(): array
     {
-        return [FuncCall::class];
+        return [StmtsAwareInterface::class];
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param FuncCall $node
+     * @param StmtsAwareInterface $node
      */
-    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?StmtsAwareInterface
     {
-        if (! $this->isName($node, 'parse_str')) {
-            return null;
-        }
+        return $this->processStrWithResult($node, false);
+    }
 
-        if (isset($node->args[1])) {
+    private function processStrWithResult(
+        StmtsAwareInterface $stmtsAware,
+        bool $hasChanged,
+        int $jumpToKey = 0
+    ): null|StmtsAwareInterface {
+        if ($stmtsAware->stmts === null) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        $resultVariable = new Variable('result');
-        $node->args[1] = new Arg($resultVariable);
+        $totalKeys = array_key_last($stmtsAware->stmts);
+        for ($key = $jumpToKey; $key < $totalKeys; ++$key) {
+            if (! isset($stmtsAware->stmts[$key], $stmtsAware->stmts[$key + 1])) {
+                break;
+            }
 
-        $currentStmt = $this->betterNodeFinder->resolveCurrentStatement($node);
-        if (! $currentStmt instanceof Stmt) {
-            return null;
+            $stmt = $stmtsAware->stmts[$key];
+            if ($this->shouldSkip($stmt)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @var Expression $stmt
+             * @var FuncCall $expr
+             */
+            $expr = $stmt->expr;
+            $resultVariable = new Variable('result');
+            $expr->args[1] = new Arg($resultVariable);
+
+            $nextExpression = $stmtsAware->stmts[$key + 1];
+            $this->traverseNodesWithCallable($nextExpression, function (Node $node) use ($resultVariable, &$hasChanged): ?Variable {
+                if (! $node instanceof FuncCall) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                if (! $this->isName($node, 'get_defined_vars')) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                $hasChanged = true;
+                return $resultVariable;
+            });
+
+            return $this->processStrWithResult($stmtsAware, $hasChanged, $key + 2);
         }
 
-        $nextExpression = $currentStmt->getAttribute(AttributeKey::NEXT_NODE);
-        if (! $nextExpression instanceof Node) {
-            return null;
+        if ($hasChanged) {
+            return $stmtsAware;
         }
 
-        $this->traverseNodesWithCallable($nextExpression, function (Node $node) use ($resultVariable): ?Variable {
-            if (! $node instanceof FuncCall) {
-                return null;
-            }
+        return null;
+    }
 
-            if (! $this->isName($node, 'get_defined_vars')) {
-                return null;
-            }
+    private function shouldSkip(Stmt $stmt): bool
+    {
+        if (! $stmt instanceof Expression) {
+            return true;
+        }
 
-            return $resultVariable;
-        });
+        if (! $stmt->expr instanceof FuncCall) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->isName($stmt->expr, 'parse_str')) {
+            return true;
+        }
 
-        return $node;
+        return isset($stmt->expr->args[1]);
     }
 }